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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Available colors

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 4.2Android 4.4Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB1.5GB2 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in4.3 in5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi256.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnoyesnoyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesnoyesyesyes
HDRnononononoyes
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f2.0 f2.2 f1.9 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB128GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantnononoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in4.91 in5.59 in5.65 in5.86 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.41 in2.85 in2.78 in2.68 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.35 in0.32 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz3.77 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
nonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHL
  • MHL
  • No
MHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracastMiracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h300.0 h390.0 h
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h12.0 h21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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